Scottish Funding Council
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The Scottish Funding Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Maoineachaidh na h-Alba; SFC), formally the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, is the non-departmental public body charged with funding Scotland's further and higher education institutions, including its 26 colleges and 19 universities.[3][4]
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Comhairle Maoineachaidh na h-Alba | |
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Formed | October 5, 2005 (2005-October-05)[1] |
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Jurisdiction | Scotland |
Headquarters | Apex 2, 97 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5HD 55.9457°N 3.2235°W / 55.9457; -3.2235 |
Motto | Promoting further and higher education |
Employees | 115 FTE (2018-19)[2] |
Annual budget | £1.8 billion (2018-19) |
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Parent department | Scottish Government |
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Website | www |
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The council was established by the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005. It supersedes the two separate funding councils, the Scottish Further Education Funding Council (SFEFC) and the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC), which were established by the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992. On its formation, the SFC acquired all employees and assets of those councils.[5]: (Sch. 1 ss. 7–9)